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Filed Jan. 10, v1925 INVENTOR W M 7 BY, I (LAX 40v A ORNEYS 1o lilOD. is the ard processes end go to the "body in-the vided witha'score i a vided by my inven I paint andgother liquid'contents-andin; this Patented Aug. 19, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAMILTON, 01110, Assmnoa ro-amnmcau can COMPANY, or new YORK, N. Y., A conronarron or NEW mnsnr JOSEPH DISTER, OF

5 CAR Applicationfiledlanuary 10, 1925. Serial No.1,534.

, on the interior which would interfere with 'theipotiringof the contents. n 7

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accomy present invention relates to containers particularly adapted for packaging food products, such as cofi'ee,which must be hermetically sealed for preservation in storage and shipment and which are removed from" the container as required for use, so that.

both an hermetic closure and a temporary. pan ing drawings, discloses a preferred e1nreclosureare desirable. bodiment thereof.

" (A highly important feature of the inven- Referring to the drawings,

rovision of a can of this char Figure 1 1s a top plan view of the container acter which 1S, so far as possible, of the standconstructed in accordance with my invention;

ard construction of the so-called sanitary Fig. 2 is a cross section of the upper part or packers can and which, therefore, are of the container, showin the temporary cloadapted to be formed and handled by standsure in spaced relations ip, the same being and machinery, both inthe fac also illustrated in dotted lines in its position Q and the Packing plant; upon the can;

The invention contemplates, in this' connec- Fig. 3 is a similar view after the scored section, the use of. astandard body and'bottom tion has been broken away and the metal bent as'well as'a top end which mayheseamed'. inwardly to permit removal of the contents; usual manner and is pro- Fig; his a partial plan view of the can d boss adapted to have an after it has been opened, as shown in Fig.

opening formed therein bybreaking awaythe 3; and 1 metal along thelinesfof scoring, the friction r F1gr5 1s a perspective view of the can in pouring position.

In said drawings, trative purposes only, my invention, in which the reference character 11 indicates the body of the can, which may be of the usual cylindrical form and is provided at the top with an hermetic closure 12, which is secured to the upper edge of the body in a double seam 13, the bottom end of the hermetic cover andthe cans may, therethe can being closed in the ordinary way by fore, be packed in the usual packing cases an end member 14. It will be observed that and stacked end upon end, in firmly supported the ends ,12 and 14 may be applied by the relationship and without increasing the space hlgh speed machinery now in use, in exactre uired. ly the same way as the ends of'st-andard cans further object of the invention is the pro- *of the sanitary or packers type are apvision of a can provided with weakening plied. The upper end 12, however, is drawn score lines adaptedto be broken without the to provide an integral boss 15, surrounded by use of akey and providing an eccentricopena c annel 16 and having score lines 18 and ing which may be used as a pouring spout, or. 19 on the top ther'eof adapted to be broken to permit insertion of a spoon for removal of away by any suitable instrument, the line 18, the product in measui'ed quantity, as desired. in the present instance, extending circum- The can of my invention is'also adapted for ferentially around a portion of the top of the boss and the line 19 extending radially from reclosure being provided to-fitupon said boss to close said opening and protect the contents from dust and foreign ,--particles after the can has been'ori-ginally opened p U An important advantage ofthe can protion is that the boss .referred to above and the friction reclosure are disposed within the overall height of the can,

i. e., beneath the top of the seamed edge of I have shown,.for illusa'preferred form of 'conriection it is to be noted,.as a special advantage, that the dispensing portion is pro jected outwardly from the top of the can, thus avoiding any pockets or obstructing portions that when said lines are broken, the metal will extend into the can in the form of lips 21, which may be bent inwardly to any ethe center into said circumferential line, so

material.

A reclosure 22 is provided and adapted to fit upon the boss 15, said reclosure having an outwardly extending shoulder 23 and a deending wall 24, which latter is adapted to rictionally engage the vertical wall 17 of the I boss and to extend into the channel 16. When so positioned, the top of the reclosure is below the top of the seam 13, as shown in Fig. 2, so that it will not, in any wa interfere with the stacking or handling of t e cans. The shoulder 23 provides a convenient means of removal of the member 22, which may be pried off by inserting a suitable instrument beneath said shoulder.

The frictional fit between the flange 24 of the reclosure and the wall 17 of the boss is sufiiciently tight to hold the aromatic flavors of coffee, or like goods, even after the seal is broken, and yet the reclosure may be readily removed by reason of the provision of the shoulder 23.

An important practical advantage resides in the fact that the boss 15 is formedintegrall with the cover 12 and need not be solderec or otherwise sealed in place, as has been necessary in certain constructions in the past.

lVhen opened along the score lines 18 and 19 arranged as indicated in the drawings, a restricted, eccentrically disposed pouring opening is provided through which the mate rial may be poured in a stream, as indicated at 25, the stream being small enough so that the pouring may be accurately controlled in measurin out a desired quantity for use, and it will 0 observed that this opening has a pouring lip located beyond and above the depressed central portion of the top of the can so that the stream of material being poured need not spill on the can top.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be ap arent that various changes may be made in t e form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof. Y

I claim:

A can comprising a body, top and bottom end members hermetically seamed to said body, the top member being formed with an integrally raised boss arranged near one side of the can to provide a pouring nozzle, and a friction reclosure adapted to tightly engage openin g JOSEPH DISTER. 

